Peter Crouch

Stoke City manager Tony Pulis made an excellent choice in spending big to get Peter Crouch.

Crouch's style is a perfect fit for Stoke City and Pulis' philosophy will empower Crouch to succeed.

With service from Jermaine Pennant and Matthew Etherington out wide supplemented by Rory Delap's throw-ins, which are basically the equivalent of crosses anyways, surely Crouch will score goals.

Though will Kenwyne Jones benefit more because of Crouch being on the field? If so, go with Jones.

Also, what about the signing of Cameron Jerome? Will Pulis adopt a rotation system with his forwards? If so, then steer clear from choosing Stoke City forwards because you want forwards playing 90 minutes week in, week out.

Nicklas Bendtner

Nicklas Bendtner strolling into Sunderland manager Steve Bruce's office and demanding to be played as a centre-forward.

I think people unfairly chastise Bendtner as the human being as opposed to the footballer.

It doesn't help when he isn't scoring goals.

But keep in mind, he's hardly had a look in to play his preferred centre-forward position.

When he has, like against Porto, he has delivered.

Several years ago when I watched Bendtner excel on loan at Bruce's Birmingham City—a side also containing then Arsenal players Fabrice Muamba and Sebastian Larsson on loan—I was convinced Bendtner was the real deal.

It showcased what would make him a good player with his goals and general forward play and what would be his undoing with individualistic and stupid moments.

Like against Queens Park Rangers, where he was red-carded almost immediately after he received a caution.

I backed Edin Džeko to become good and now I'll back Bendtner to surprise his doubters.